Bihar To Vote On November 6 And 11, Results On November 14

way2barak, October 7: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the schedule for the Bihar assembly elections on Monday. Based on the announcement, Bihar will vote in two phases on November 6 and 11. The results and counting of votes will be done on November 14, 2025.

The term of the 243-member state assembly ends on November 22. The political parties had requested the election commission to conduct elections immediately after the Chhath festival to ensure greater voter participation as a large number of people employed outside return home for festivities.

The announcement of poll date follows a press conference by the Election Commission which shared the new details and processes which will be incorporated for the highly anticipated state elections.

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, held a series of meetings in Patna over the weekend to assess security arrangements, logistics, and enforcement preparedness with top state officials to ensure free, fair and inducement-free elections.

Ahead of the announcements, parties involved in the Bihar polls called on the Election Commission to ensure the conduct of fair and transparent polls across the state. Furthermore, many states have called for single phase voting for Bihar.

“We urged the EC to hold assembly elections in a single phase. It is possible. The state has no law and order problem, nor is it in the throes of Naxal violence. If elections could be held in a single phase in Maharashtra, why not here?” said JD(U) working president Sanjay Kumar Jha.

Meanwhile, the seat-sharing for both INDIA and NDA alliances are expected to be announced later this week. RJD’s Tejaswhi Yadav stated that the INDA bloc’s formula is in its final stages and will be announced soon.

Here are few points on the Bihar assembly elections:

In the current House, the BJP holds the largest share with 80 MLAs, followed by its ally JD(U) with 45 MLAs.

The NDA is also backed by four MLAs from Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular), led by Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi,

While the NDA’s tally stands at 129, comfortably above the 122-member majority mark, the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan has the support of 112 MLAs.

The BJP had won 74 seats in the 2020 elections, improving its numbers later through defections and a bypoll victory.

The RJD emerged as the single largest party in 2020 with 75 seats, while the Congress could win only 19 seats